The Professional Photographers' Society of New York was organized in 1905 for the betterment of the Profession as a whole and to create, foster and maintain cordial relations between its members.
The following members have faithfully served as presidents and in so serving gave freely of their talents to promote the annual convention and to uphold the traditions and purpose of the Society. (Printed on the back of early PPSNYS stationary)
List of PPSNYS Presidents
- Pirie MacDonald* 1905 & 1907, New York City
- Dudley Hoyt* 1906, Rochester/New York City
- Alvin F. Bradley* 1908-09, New York City
- Harry A. Bliss* 1910-12, Buffalo
- B. J. Falk* 1913, New York City
- Howard D. Beach* 1914, Buffalo
- J. E. Mock* 1915 & 1921-22, Rochester
- E. B. Core* 1916, New York City/Cincinnati, OH
- E. L. Mix* 1917, New York City
- Fred E. Abbott* 1918, Little Falls
- Fred T. Loomis* 1919, Elmira
- Al. Downs Rice* 1920, Jamestown
- Carl K. Frey* 1923, Utica
- John E. Garabrant* 1924, New York City
- W. Earl Burnell* 1925, Penn Yan/Sarasota, FL
- Seaward A. Sand* 1926, Lockport
- Robert R. McGeorge* 1927-28, Buffalo
- George A. Personius* 1929-30, Elmira
- Walter Scott Shinn* 1931, New York City
- Edwin Park* 1932, Oneida
- George P. Millspaugh* 1933, Elmira
- Edward H. Stone* 1934, Hamilton
- Aage A. Mikkelsen* 1935, Schenectady
- Unknown 1936
- James B. Lloyd* 1937-38, Troy
- Clarence T. Sterling* 1939-40, Amsterdam
- Sherman E. Surdam* 1941, Schenectady/Pt. Orange, FL
- A. Whittemore Blair* 1942-47, Newark
- Michael Romeo* 1948, Syracuse
- James F. Steiner* 1949, Elmira
- James A. Ochsner* 1950, Syracuse
- Hugh L. Lawing, Jr. 1951, Batavia/St. Charles, MO
- Fred H. Comander* 1952, Buffalo
- Samuel M. Corson* 1953, Phoenix
- Howard J. Rowe* 1954, Rochester
- John A. Millard* 1955, Watertown
- Charles L. Geiger, Jr.* 1956, Syracuse
- John F. Lindquist* 1957, Jamestown
- Lewis Rodabaugh* 1957, Elmira
- Samuel Frumkin* 1958, Albany
- Harold C. Flaherty* 1959, Buffalo
- Gordon C. Buzzell* 1960, Ithaca
- Philip Tompkins* 1961, Leroy
- Harold Bovee* 1962, Baldwinsville
- Maurice Coppin* 1963, Kenmore
- Ralph E. Walker* 1964, Brockport
- Henry W. Leichtner* 1965, Rochester
- Ina R. Siegfried* 1966, Jamestown
- Dino V. Semprini* 1967, Elmhurst
- Joseph A. Arnone* 1968, Syracuse
- Thomas W. Reynolds, Jr. 1969, Kingston
- Alvin L. Friedman* 1970, Valley Stream
- John W. Hulburt, Sr.* 1971, Buffalo
- Murray Morrow 1972, Batavia
- Frank W. Warner 1973, Albany/Voorheesville
- Patrick J. Graziose 1974, Floral Park/Hauppauge
- Gerald E. Bruce* 1975, Buffalo
- Frank L. Fusco* 1976, Eastchester
- Edmund Lombardo 1977, Woodhaven
- Adolph A. Konieczny* 1978, Amsterdam
- Anthony Mario 1979-80, Rome
- Frank Grillo 1981, Rochester/Godwin, NC
- J. Kent Campbell 1982, Rochester
- David Lloyd 1983, Troy
- Carmen Schettino 1984, Suffern/Sarasota, FL
- William Stevenson 1985, Lake George/Naples, FL
- Kathleen Campbell 1986, Rochester
- Lois Miller 1987 & 1996, Avon
- Olen E. Seidler 1988, Union City, PA
- Richard Restiano, Sr. 1989, Bronxville/Ottawa, IL
- Alan Schroeder 1990, Schenectady
- John Slaughter 1991, Fredonia
- Gene Gardei 1992, North Tonawanda
- Terry Cribbs 1993, Binghamton
- Jerry Small 1994, Bellmore
- Maureen Ginal-Hurysz 1995, Amherst
- Glenn Melvin 1997, Bradford, PA
- Carol Phillips* 1998, Scarsdale
- Bogdan Fundalinski 1999, Buffalo
- Kathleen Danley 2000, Cazenovia/Albion
- Richard P. Bryk 2001, Cheektowaga/Newport, NC
- Bart Stevens* 2002, East Northport
- Anthony Volpe 2003, Marlboro/Fort Myers, FL
- Kenneth Bovat, Jr. 2004, Claverack
- Linda Hutchings, 2005, Elmira
- Debrah H. Muska, 2006, Newark Valley
- James Gavacs, 2007, Buffalo
Inaugural Officers of PPSNYS
Elected August 26, 1904
at the PPANE Convention at Mechanics' Hall in Boston, MA
First Convention on April 13 & 14, 1905
at the Murray Hill Hotel in New York City
- President: Pirie MacDonald*, New York City
- First Vice President: Col. Theodore C. Marceau*, New York City
- Second Vice President: Dudley Hoyt*, Rochester
- Treasurer: Levi Moore*, Albany
- Joseph Byron*, New York City
- Secretary: Walter E. Talbot*, Schenectady
Past PPA Presidents from New York State
- 1884 J. H. Kent*, Rochester
- 1889 M. MacMichael*, New York City
- 1901 E. B. Core*, New York City/Cincinnati, OH
- 1903 J. George Nussbaumer*, Buffalo
- 1921 Howard D. Beach*, Buffalo
- 1969 Earl G. Stanton*, Kenmore
- 1979 Charles L. Geiger, Jr.*, Syracuse
- 1981 Frank W. Warner, Albany/Voorheesville
- 2002 William F. Stevenson, Lake George/Naples, FL
- 2007 Jack Reznicki
* Deceased
